Apple’s AI Vision: Quiet Upgrades, Not Quantum Leaps
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Was this newsletter forwarded to you?Sign upto get it in your inbox.Apple kicked off WWDC 2025, its annual developer conference, this week. We expected it to be less AI-centric thanMicrosoft BuildandGoogle I/O(and we weren’t invited, sniff), so we tuned in remotely. The vibe so far: beautiful, restrained… and actively steering away from frontier AI? Apple shipped plenty of features, and executives talked up Apple Intelligence, the company’s AI layer (though not as much as last year). But in an AI-dominated era, Apple’s approach to the technology is remarkably understated. The company clearly isn’t gunning to build the biggest, baddest models. Instead, it’s banking on cleverly integrating capable (if unsexy) AI into their ecosystem, while carefully preserving the product sheen it’s known for.What’s newHere’s the product news Apple dropped, and why it matters:Live call translation: Real-time multilingual translations during calls. Looked and felt slow in the demo, but expected to improve.macOS 26 Tahoe: A total redesign leaning into skeuomorphism and Vision Pro-style visuals. Liquid glass everywhere.iOS 26 and iPadOS upgrades: Better multitasking, Mac-style menu bars, expanded CarPlay, and a Spotlight overhaul.Vision Pro updates: Support for multiplayer experiences, refined Personas, and the early seeds of Apple’s next augmented reality (AR) glasses.Workout buddy: Adaptive, AI-generated coaching—a voice in your ear pushing you to finish your sets. Think “AI podcast for fitness.”Wallet identity verification: Apple Wallet IDs are now accepted at TSA checkpoints (U.S. only).Safari changes: Subtle but potentially design-shifting updates to how the browser handles and renders sites.Code assist in Xcode: AI pair programmer inside Apple’s development environment.What everyone at Every thinksWhat we liked…Quietly skipping the AI hype"They’re deepening integration with ChatGPT, now also used in image generation. But they figured the previous AI integration was pretty bad, so they remade some features they promised in a much simpler way."—Andrey Galko, staff engineer at EveryApple’s on-device AI is free for apps“The FoundationModels framework Appleannouncedis really interesting; it’s going to change the way new apps use AI. It allows developers to tap into Apple’s local models directly and use them for free. And because it’s all on device, it will have built-in privacy.”—Naveen Naidu Mummana,entrepreneur in residenceat EveryIt’s all just ChatGPT wrappers anyway"At the end of the day, what’s the difference between where to run ChatGPT or the Claude app? I think they’re realizing that they built a foundation for the ChatGPT app, and that their users don’t actually care about models."—AndreyBecome apaid subscriber to Everyto unlock this piece and learn about:Everything else that Every's engineers and designer liked about Apple's new releases... and what they didn'tApple's long-term consumer strategyUpgrade to paidClick hereto read the full postWant the full text of all articles in RSS?Become a subscriber, orlearn more.
